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Higher ed leaders are under real pressure right now: tightening budgets, AI anxiety, and growing accountability around retention and student success. Join Yellowdig on June 18 for an early preview...
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Designing Courses Students Want to Engage, Even in the Age of AI
Explore how course design decisions shape participation, and what changes when interaction no longer depends on constant instructor effort. Why this matters Many engagement challenges are treated as motivation problems....

Build Community Cut Workload Faculty Tools That Actually Help
AI promises efficiency, but faculty still want deeper conversation and stronger student connection, not more tools to manage. In this session, we explore teaching frameworks and community-based tools that reduce...

Leadership Roundtable: Engagement, Retention & Belonging in 2026
A strategic conversation for higher education leaders shaping what comes next. Higher education leaders are navigating enrollment pressure, accelerating AI transformation, and rapidly shifting student expectations. This leadership roundtable explores...

From Quiet to Connected: How to Activate Student Voices in Week 1
The first week of the semester sets the tone for everything that follows. This webinar shares evidence-backed techniques to spark meaningful participation from day one, even in courses where students...

Yellowdig Burnout: What Institutions Can Actually Do
This session focuses on real, actionable approaches that institutions are using to support instructors in meaningful ways. Rather than adding new initiatives or expectations, we will explore how thoughtful course...

A Student Perspective: Yellowdig Student Webinars
A Student Perspective on Yellowdig featuring 4 Learners
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Practical Tips for Faculty Presence In any Modality
Practical Tips for Faculty Presence in Any Course Modality
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The Role of Faculty Presence in Modern Student Engagement
An hour-long webinar on the effects of faculty presence featuring Senior Academic Liaison, Bob Ertischek, J.D, Learning Design and Success Advisor, Natalie D Murray, and Pilot Onboarding Specialist, Natalie Ramos.
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Learner Engagement Summit 2023
Hear from leaders, instructors, and designers from across academia who presented on a wide range of topics around learner engagement during the 2023 summit. The Summit by the Numbers: 2 days – 20 sessions 📽️ Speakers from over 15 institutions 🏫 Over 500 live attendees 🎉 Preview of the sessions:
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Learning Network Design with Boston University's Online MBA: How to Deliver a Quality Program at Scale
In this 60-minute webinar, the Yellowdig team will dig into the success of Boston University’s Online MBA with Paul Carlile, Senior Associate Dean for Innovation at Questrom School of Business, and Aanchal Singh, Director of Program Innovation for the Online MBA at Boston University Questrom School of Business. They will...

Removing Barriers to Engagement with Yellowdig's UDL-Aligned Platform
Removing Barriers to Engagement with Yellowdig: Presented by NC StateThe Universal Design for Learning framework removes arbitrary barriers to engagement and participation – barriers that are artifacts of how we create educational experiences – so students can focus on the desirable challenges that come along with learning new things. In...

Education 3.0: Connecting the Learning Experience
Request Previous Episodes from the Series Shaunak Roy discuss pressing questions with education leaders. This is a must-watch for anyone looking to stay up to date on the latest needs of modern learners and strategies that institutions at the forefront of education are using to navigate this unpredictable future. The...

Rethinking Learning Experiences: From MOOCs to In-Person Classes
Dr. Lisa Finkelstein, an instructor from Northern Illinois University, will dive deeper into her experience innovating around the student experience for her classes. She previously shared a summary of her experiences in Yellowdig’s latest e-book titled “Student and Instructor User Satisfaction Report.” Brian Verdine, PhD, VP of Academic Product Engagement...

Yellowdig Guest Webinar Featuring Mark Rom of Georgetown University
Hear from Mark Rom of Georgetown UniversityHear from Dr. Mark Rom, an Associate Professor of Government and Public Policy at Georgetown University. Dr. Rom will share his first-hand account of the genuine community that formed in his Yellowdig communities, where students discussed pressing topics related to American politics and how...